Launch the Command Prompt utility and execute the following two commands to ensure that both Node.js and NPM are present on your machine:
node --version
npm --version
You should receive the following system output:
v12.13.0
6.12.1
Please note that your versions may vary, depending on the last published packages you downloaded. At the time of writing, it is essential to get any output for each command to prove the tool is there, rather than a version value.
In this section, we covered the installation of Node.js and NPM for the Windows, macOS, and Linux systems so that you can start creating a simple application project. In the next section, we are going to walk through the minimal configuration process to help you get started.